The World Beta Glucan Ingredient Market

Beta-Glucan is considered to be an ingredient of a great importance in both medical field and food industry. It has many desirable physical and physiological characteristics; besides its various physiological benefits like relieving constipation, reducing the risk of colorectal cancer and reducing serum cholesterol, Beta-Glucan is widely used by foodstuff manufacturers for its recognized role in improving the texture and mouthfeel of low-fat dairy foods by acting as a fat mimetic.

Our market research report on Beta-Glucan offers in its first part a scientific background on the ingredient as for its main sources, characteristics, health benefits and its main applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and foodstuff sectors.

The second part of the report provides a market outlook on Beta-Glucan by identifying the major market drivers, the ingredient’s prices and by estimating the market size by geographical area and by application. It also profiles the main industrial players (manufacturers, distributors and users) in different parts of the world and focuses on the determining factors in their purchases (e.g. technical service provided, product range) through a series of interviews.

In addition, the study presents some of the latest studies and researches on Beta-Glucan as well as a list of patents.

The legal status part reviews the different regulatory frameworks of Beta-Glucan in Europe and USA.

UBIC’s approach is based on in-depth interviews with food companies completed by a desk review.

MARKET SIZE

Quantification of the market is based on:

• Primary data coming from desk research;
• Interview with food companies and producers;
• Experts interviews;
• UBIC’s database.

MARKET EVALUATION

Desk search and experts interviews

• Data-bases (internal, Dialog, Datastar)
• Professional Organizations
• Market players’ annual and quarterly reports
• Specialized press
• Experts (consultants, associations, distributors, etc.)

MARKET EXPECTATIONS

UBIC has done a series of interviews towards the industrial clients. Those user interviews give an in-depth appreciation of their needs and expectations in terms of ingredients usage and purchase.

INTERVIEWS OF INDUSTRIAL USERS

Interviews are conducted at the R&D, supplying and marketing levels.